POSC 007: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introductory exploration of political theory from the ancient world to the present. Covers either Western theorists (from Aristotle to Rawls) or non-Western theorists (from Confucius to Gandhi). Topics include citizenship, community, political change, and human flourishing. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 007 or POSC 007W.
Average GPA: 2.89
Grade distribution records: 3,773 students across 18 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 247 | 6.5% |
| A | 510 | 13.5% |
| A- | 580 | 15.4% |
| B+ | 415 | 11.0% |
| B | 477 | 12.6% |
| B- | 414 | 11.0% |
| C+ | 223 | 5.9% |
| C | 202 | 5.4% |
| C- | 169 | 4.5% |
| D+ | 29 | 0.8% |
| D | 139 | 3.7% |
| D- | 22 | 0.6% |
| F | 208 | 5.5% |
| NP | 44 | 1.2% |
| S | 47 | 1.2% |
| W | 46 | 1.2% |
Based on 3,773 student grade records across 18 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Farah Godrej 1,075 students, Average GPA 2.99
- Joshua Wood 305 students, Average GPA 2.62
- Whitney Mannies 295 students, Average GPA 3.13
- Fulya Felicity Turkmen 25 students, Average GPA 3.32